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Match.com lets you flirt from your phone

by Brad Linder Jul 30th 2007

Dating website Match.com thinks you aren't distracted enough by the prospect of finding love through your computer. So they're launching a Match Mobile.

For $5 per month, you can search through mobile profiles and create your own. If you've already got a regular Match.com account you can transfer it to Match Mobile.

Once you find someone you'd like to ~~stalk~~ find out more about, you can send a request to start an anonymous chat. If you're still not convinced Match Mobile is worth $5 of your money, check out the kind of creepy video the company's put together to show how you can try to get lucky while waiting for business meetings to start.

[via Reuters]

Tags: dating, match, match mobile, match.com, MatchMobile

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Online dating bill gets dumped

by Grant Robertson Mar 23rd 2007

Anytime you attach the word "Internet" to something, politicians are ready to jump in and try to save us from ourselves. Take "Internet Dating" for example. Since time immemorial, we as a species have gathered in social places, imbibed adult beverages and looked to hook-up with what flips our romantic switch. In the modern age, we go to bars and clubs, even to speed dating events and, last I remember, no one stands at the door running background checks to make sure we were felony free before letting us mingle.

In Illinois though, State Rep. John Bradley is convinced that people meeting and hooking up through online dating websites should undergo background checks or be warned in rather strong language that no background checks have been performed. The same bill, introduced by Bradley last year, passed the Illinois House of Representatives but, died a crash-and-burn death in the State Senate.

Fortunately for the millions of people living in Illinois -- who are perfectly capable of making their own decisions -- the rest of the state Representatives display a little more common sense this time around, and have soundly defeated the bill. Common Sense; 1, Illinois Politicians; 0

Tags: government, illinois, lavalife.com, match.com, online dating, OnlineDating, stupidity, true.com, your rights onine, YourRightsOnine

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